Getting started:
Write a production statement
At the very beginning of your project, perhaps before the script is even complete, you should write a production statement. This statement is a brief description of what the production is actually about.
It doesn’t even need to contain a plot summary. A production statement might read like one of these: “This 35-mm film will be a claustrophobic psychological murder mystery with gothic overtones”, “This commercial spec will provide a demonstration of the cutting edge compositing technology available from our effects house”, “This DV romantic comedy will be a light, surreal romp through the highways and byways of employee relationships in the banking system”.
Each of these single sentence abstracts tells the reader a great deal about the production.
To do list:
• Get an organizer or project folder for any film, you’ll have a million requests before you shoot one frame.
• Take note of other movies - there are many occasions where something you can use in your own.
• Don’t listen to criticism.
Storyboarding:
Storyboarding tells the story of a film visually in a series of comic-like panels. Storyboarding is a form of planning that enables a filmmaker to understand and recognize exactly what footage needs to be obtained to tell the desired story. Once the storyboards have been created, the panels can be re-arranged and augmented. Time is taken in preproduction to create the storyboards from a shooting script. Like the script, a storyboard is not the movie itself, but instead a blueprint or a guideline from which the movie can be dynamically created.
A storyboard can provide a visual checklist for an accurate idea of how much of the film is in the can. The most difficult estimation problem on a shooting schedule is determining how much can be shot in a single shooting day. Outside of your lead actor refusing
to come out of his trailer, re-lighting for each new shot is probably the most time-consuming process that takes place in a shooting day.A storyboard can help you determine how many shots you can make. A scene may only take up a single script page, but if you want to shoot it from 18 different angles, a dozen or more lighting set-ups may be required. Since each storyboard panel would show you a different angle, you can more accurately determine what is and isn’t possible in your shooting schedule.
Storyboarding allows you to see what props need to be rented for a shot or what locations can be faked or “cheated” to minimize expensive locations. The storyboards allow for much more accurate time and financial budgeting than a script alone.
You can get started by creating a simple sketch of the frame on the blank side.
Where to get the Camera?
It is not very difficult to find a video camera, even a professional one, if you live in acity or a large town. There always might be a film school or studio, where you could borrow a camera and other equipment for short time without of charge or for a reasonable fare. You could arrange there a studio for cutting and get a piece of advice as well.
Another one solution is a personal camcorder, which might be quite cheap or second hand and not necessary professional to learn the basic shot skills. Different models of cameras are available nowadays.
How to show your films?
After you finished your work, you might let the other people see it. One of the most accessible ways is to do it online. There are several websites, where you could for free upload your videos.
For instance:
Your public will be quite broad then – say it, worldwide. It is also practical, while you could get the feedback from the viewers – it is possible to leave comments on these websites.
Another one solution is to show your film to your friends and beloved ones, consider it as a good reason for the party. There are as well independent cinemas and alternative film projection initiatives in most of the social and cultural centrums, you could contact them and make an event, where not only the friends, but also the critics could come.
If you are reaaly confident that your work is worth to show to the people who are especially interested in film-making, feel free to send your film to one of the numerous local or international film festivals.
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